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Louis wrote: :Ron Jacobs: One disturbing aspect of Mossaddessin?s text is his referral to the support that the NCRI and PMOI [MEK] have received from various members of the US government. Especially disturbing is his quoting of Daniel Pipes, the neoconservative apologist for the worst of Israel?s oppressive tactics in Palestine. One would think that he would see this support for what it truly is: an attempt to manipulate these organizations into doing Washington?s dirty work in replacing the theocratic regime in Iran. Conversations I have had with grassroots supporters of the PMOI, however, make it clear that the majority of its members understand that their revolutionary vision of Islam is no more palatable to US goals for the region than that of the fundamentalists." my response: Quoting me from 2004 on the PMOI/MEK ignores a bunch of history since then. PMOI is very much in cahoots with various right wing agencies and elements in the intelligence area of the US government. I have no use for them and haven't since not long after that review, when they went full bore with the neocons, pushing those in the organization who did not agree with that plan out of the group. I agree that the protests are more than just outside agencies, but I will not jump on the "Oh it's a protest against the government so it must be good" radicals who end up aligning themselves with right wing fundamentalists and reactionary or imperialist regimes in the name of a revolution that failed, like in Syria. Doing so ignores the very real role those regimes and their proxies play in destroying those potential revolutions. My understanding of Iran is that its revolution is stalled and has been for decades. In the meantime, it has established itself as a relatively reasonable (and even moderate in terms of today's reality) force in the region that opposes Israeli expansionism, Saudi reaction and manipulation, and keeps the US at bay. All this in spite of very real threats from Washington, Tel Aviv and even Riyadh--all of whom have declared their intention to end the current government in Tehran. ron j -- _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
